Satiricus was inspired. Every country has to have heroes and martyrs. And after a lull of so many years, almost every day heroes were being discovered. And why not? We Guyanese were certainly full of heroes, among other things. But what really moved Satiricus almost to tears was that the discovery of heroes did not end with just some platitude or other. People, left right and centre were constructing monuments to their heroes. That’s right. People were shelling our hard-earned bucks to construct monuments just so the rest of benighted…
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High level Caribbean delegation for China business visit
Top private sector executives in the tourism and investment industries in collaboration with Caribbean governments, have accepted an invitation to participate in a 10-day trade mission to four cities in China. The trip is set for September 14 to 23 and is being planned by Peter Zhang and Li Li of the Chinese American Business Development Centre (CABDC). The trip comes on the heels of the Avalon Invest Caribbean Now Forum in New York City organised by U. S.-based Guyanese journalist Felicia Persaud, who serves as chief marketing officer of…
Read MoreTriangular love affair ends in jealous lover stabbing rival to death
Another triangular love affair ended brutal last Friday evening when a father of two stabbed his reputed wife’s lover to death at a small village on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway. The incident occurred at about 19: 30h in a place commonly referred to as Ideal Road. The dead miner was identified as Kevin Harrison, 26, of Ideal Road, Soesdyke-Linden Highway and formerly of Soesdyke Public Road, East Bank Demerara. He was stabbed at least four times to his back by his fiancés estranged children’s father during a confrontation at the…
Read MorePlenty buse-in goin on
Buse-in one another is a common ting wid plenty people. But Freddie Kissmansoon get de record fuh bein de best buser-upper in de whole country. Whenever he buse-in, it does be just like when a woman buse-in she neighbour fuh tekkin way she man. No neighbour ain’t gon ever tek way de Man Kisser fuh nuttin though. So buse-in gon never come from he neighbour fuh that. De Man Kisser does buse yuh from how yuh mother mek you to how yuh gon look in yuh grave. Never mind he…
Read MoreSugar industry can be fixed – Private Sector… says problems lie in structure
Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster believes that the failure of the sugar industry against the present backdrop of falling commodity prices for gold and other products can have serious detrimental consequences on the local economy and necessitates prompt and objective remedial action. During recent remarks on the state of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Webster said he is convinced that many of the initiatives taken over the years have been very good. However, he is of the opinion that the matters are rooted in the structure of the…
Read MoreCaribbean Airlines crash report to be submitted month-end
Almost two years after a Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to Caribbean Airlines Limited (CAL) crash landed at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), the final report on the crash is expected to be submitted by month-end. According to Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Director Zulfikar Mohammed at a recent press conference, there were some delays with respect to the investigations conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) as it was engaged in other investigations. He praised the investigative team for the timely completion of the report, noting that an…
Read MoreGuyana renews bilateral ties with France
Prime Minister Samuel Hinds and Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy, who is performing the duties of foreign affairs minister, joined French Ambassador to Guyana Joel Godeau Monday evening at the reception in honour of France’s National Day – La Fête Nationale (Bastille Day) on Sunday. Speaking at the event held at Duke Lodge, Kingston, Prime Minister Hinds, on behalf of the government and people of Guyana, extended best wishes to France. “In celebrating the country’s history, the government of Guyana wishes to applaud the accomplishments of the leading player in…
Read MoreAgriculture Ministry moves to resuscitate Tapakuma cassava industry
The Agriculture Ministry will be providing technical support to the Amerindian community of Tapakuma on the Essequibo Coast as it seeks to resuscitate the cassava processing facility there which has been out of operation for the past three years. Agriculture Minister Dr Leslie Ramsammy made the announcement when he visited the cassava processing facility on Monday. Dr Ramsammy, speaking to the media and toshao of the village Doreen Jacobus, said the ministry is working with major partners, including the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the National Agriculture…
Read MoreGuyana participates in Caricom-Singapore high-level meeting
Foreign Affairs Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, along with foreign ministers of Caricom member states and Caricom Secretary General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, is currently in Singapore at a Caricom-Singapore high-level ministerial exchange under the theme “Governing in a complex world”. The exchange is being held over the period July 15 to 19. There has been a significant increase in engagement and cooperation between the Caribbean Community and Singapore and the high-level exchange will provide the opportunity to discuss the strengthening of these relations as well as to share experiences on methods to…
Read MoreQueenstown mosque opens for Ramadan
The historic Queenstown mosque has reopened its doors to worshippers for the month of Ramadan, although the new building is just about 60 per cent completed. This is according to one of the members of the board of trustees, Amnat Baksh. “Construction has ceased for the month of Ramadan, but we have not officially opened as yet. We are using it for prayer sessions for the month of Ramadan, because as you can see the prayer areas are usable,” he said in an interview with Guyana Times International. He explained…
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